Where does “voide” come from?

voide (Middle English) comes from Old French vuit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

voide (Middle English): drink taken before leaving or before bed; one for the road; nightcap

Definitions

  1. drink taken before leaving or before bed; one for the road; nightcap

Ancestry of “voide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvuitempty
2Vulgar Latin*vocitum—
3Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
4Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
5Proto-Italic*-wos—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “voide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -uus →Every word from Latin vacuus →